GK Current Affairs Quiz: March 14, 2018

Current Affairs Quiz March 14 2018

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Question 1:Which state has passed Land Settlement and Records Amendment Bill,2018 recently which will allow the state’s tribal people to have ownership rights over their land for the first time? A. Assam B. Tripura C. Arunachal Pradesh D. Meghalaya

Answer and Explanation

Answer: C

Arunachal Pradesh Land Settlement and Records Amendment Bill,2018, has been passed by Arunachal Pradesh Assembly, which will allow the state’s tribal people to have ownership rights over their land for the first time.

Answer and Explanation

Answer: D

The University of Chicago has said in its study that China appears to be winning its war on air pollution and has on average cut concentrations on fine particulate matter(PM) 2.5 by 32% over the last four years.

The government data showed that inflation measured by the Wholesale Price Index(WPI) eased to a 7-month low of 2.48% in Feb compared to 2.84% in January. [/learn_more]

Question 5:Which of the following firms was not among the least profitable public sector units in 2016-17? A. ONGC B. BSNL C. Air India D. MTNL

Answer and Explanation

Answer: A

ONGC was not among the least profitable public sector units in 2016-17. According to a government survey, BSNL, Air India and MTNL were the least profitable public sector units in 2016-17. The three companies incurred 55.66% of the total losses suffered by the top ten loss-making Central Public Sector Enterprises(CPSEs).

Answer and Explanation

From June this year, Google will ban advertisements promoting cryptocurrencies and related content including initial coin offerings. Earlier, social network Facebook also banned advertisements promoting cryptocurrencies.

Question 7:Which of the following train have LCD which are to be removed as the LCD screens were found damaged, with their wires broken and headphones stolen? A. Deccan Queen B. Tejas Express C. LTT-Ajni D. Science Express

Answer and Explanation

Answer: B

The Indian Railways has decided to remove the infotainment LCD devices from the coaches of the Tejas Express and Shatabdi Express.

Question 8:Which of the following city does not have broadband speed faster than India’s average speed of 20.72 mbps? A. Bengaluru B. Delhi C. Vishakhapatnam D. Mumbai